--- title: "Integrated Employment & Skills Services - Provider Event" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bfe6e521-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bfe6e521-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bfe6e521-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bfe6e521-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Integrated Employment & Skills Services - Provider Event Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bfe6e521-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bfe6e521-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bfe6e521-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary Southampton City Council is initiating a procurement process for the "Integrated Employment & Skills Services - Provider Event", aiming to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for employment and skills-related services within Hampshire, particularly the Solent areas including Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. This planning stage follows the early engagement notice published on 7th September 2015, with an engagement end date set for 23rd February 2018. Interested parties should attend a briefing scheduled for 22nd September 2015 at Central Hall, Southampton, which will discuss the aims, services, and application procedures for inclusion in the DPS. This tender offers a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in training services and employment support to engage with local authorities in the region, enhancing their market presence and ensuring ongoing contracts without the need for repetitive quality checks. Companies that are well-positioned to compete include training providers, career counselling services, and other organisations involved in workforce development. By participating in this DPS, businesses can position themselves to deliver essential services that will help support long-term unemployed adults in the area. ## Notice Southampton City Council is working with other local authorities in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of employment and skills related activities for the area. A DPS is a method of establishing a wide network of suppliers which is compliant with EU Rules and enables delivery of services in a more cost effective, timely and efficient manner. The development of this Employment and Skills DPS will enable organisations to supply local authorities, and potentially other public bodies in the area, with employment and skill related activities without having to undergo new quality checks each time. Our City Deal programme of support to long term unemployed adults will be commissioned this way, as will other future programmes which the local authorities may receive funding for. The DPS will cover Hampshire, particularly the Solent areas, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, to reflect the evolving situation regarding devolution of funds and services to combined local authorities. We are holding a briefing session on the proposed DPS to help support organisations who may wish to apply for inclusion on it. This will cover the aims, an outline of the services we envisage purchasing through the DPS, application procedures and timescales. Additional information: Date - Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Time - 10am - 12.30pm Venue - Central Hall Central Hall, St. Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NF http://www.centralhall.org.uk/ Map https://goo.gl/maps/lJnbE Registration - Places must be booked in advance - a maximum of two people per organisation. Please book your place by completing the attached booking form and returning it to Tim Naylor (tim.naylor@southampton.gov.uk) no later than Friday 18th September 2015 A Prior Information Notice will be published alerting organisations to the publication of the DPS. It will be published week commencing 7th September and can be found here http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do If you wish to attend you must register in advance - no more than 2 people per organisation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2c8338a-fe83-4156-8739-ed08ff3fc03a | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO14 1NF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Bargate | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2c8338a-fe83-4156-8739-ed08ff3fc03a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2c8338a-fe83-4156-8739-ed08ff3fc03a 7th September 2015 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0449bea4-f107-4dbc-898e-f8fa29639793 Booking Form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3123903f-a860-4fed-aac2-2a167a5bad05 Advert Text ## Notice URLs - http://ted.europa.eu/TED/main/HomePage.do - http://www.centralhall.org.uk/ - http://www.southampton.gov.uk - https://goo.gl/maps/lJnbE ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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